Tag Archive for: Oncology Care Model

Dr. Atul Gawande’s Recent “Overkill” Article Examines Screening, Overtreatment, and Anxiety

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In another excellent piece in the The New Yorker entitled “Overkill,” Dr. Atul Gawande writes about what he calls an “avalanche” of unnecessary care Americans are receiving. With his characteristic mix of hard data, policy analysis, and personal stories, he describes the harms of overtreatment, to both individuals and the health care system. He writes, […]

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National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship Joins the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network

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Today the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) joined the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network and announced its goal in support of alternative payment models that will foster better, more patient-centered cancer care for the nation’s more than 14 million cancer survivors. NCCS Board Chair and cancer survivor, Michael Kappel, attended the inaugural […]

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Guest Post by Dr. Michael Neuss Introduces the Third Imperatives Principle: Standards of Care Should Be Driven by Quality of Care

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This guest post is part of the 2015 Cancer Policy Matters “The Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care: 20 Years Later” blog series. The third principle from the Imperatives for Quality Cancer Care states, “Standards of cancer care should be driven by the quality of care, not only by the cost of care, and should include participation […]

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NCCS CEO Applauds Oncology Care Model in Editorial Appearing in The Cancer Letter

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The following editorial appeared in The Cancer Letter on February 27, 2015 The recent announcement by the Innovation Center at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the launch of an Oncology Care Model is an important step toward patient-centered cancer care. In 2013, the Institute of Medicine released its report, “Delivering High-Quality Cancer […]

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The New Medicare Oncology Care Model Will Improve Quality of Care for Cancer Patients

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The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) applauds the release by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the Oncology Care Model, a multi-payer program with the goal of providing cancer patients with higher quality, better coordinated care, at a lower cost. The Oncology Care Model builds on the current fee-for-service system for […]

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